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The Hamburg Institute for Advanced Study (HIAS) hosts outstanding scholars and researchers, as well as representatives of the visual and performing arts, who find an interdisciplinary space for exchange in Hamburg, Germany. https://hias-hamburg.de
At today's #Thursday #Colloquium Isabel Rodríguez Peña @uni-hamburg.de Fellow 2025-26 from #UNAM presents her current research project: "The socioecological paradox of the #energy #transition: mineral demand, water stress, and socio-environmental conflicts in #Mexico." 🔎https://bit.ly/4svKrku
What could it mean to change the world? - During his stay in Hamburg HIAS alumnus Andreas Dorschel has researched the poetological side of #manifestos and their ambitious claim to change the world. We are glad to share that his book has just been published by #VittorioKlostermann: bit.ly/4cn5AbG
"Obesity, Liver Health, and Pregnancy: Mechanisms of Disease Progression and Translational Insights" – At today’s #Thursday #Colloquium molecular biologist Catalina Atorrasagasti, @uni-hamburg.de Fellow 25/26 from Universidad Austral, provides an overview of her ongoing research: bit.ly/4qVXA56
The Käte Hamburger Kolleg Rohstoffwelten – Kulturen im Umbruch & the Hamburg Institute for Advanced Study call to outstanding academics from all disciplines to pursue their research on-site for 10 months in Germany at HIAS Hamburg and at the University of Kassel: hias-hamburg.de/en/fellowshi...
Photo: Management School in Skolkovo_by S. Utkin 2022
The rupture of ties between Russia and the West against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine.
At tonight's #Thursday Colloquium, Sergey Utkin presents elements of his analysis. The geopolitical environment is changing rapidly, and understanding current and future trends requires considerable effort.
Picture: The flowering plants of South Africa vol. XXI (1941), South African National Biodiversity Institute Libraries
Today's #ThursdayColloquium by Tshepiso Makhafola, focuses on South African medicinal plant extracts that have shown promising antiproliferative effects in the development of alternative and effective herbal therapies for cancer.
All details: bit.ly/3MhAZlb
@uni-hamburg.de Alumnus Natan Sznaider talks about his project at today's #Thursday #Colloquium. Inspired by Hannah Arendt’s conviction that even in the darkest of times we are entitled to expect illumination, he asks: What form does that light take in the face of extreme violence? bit.ly/3ZSDv4m
Image Information: (1) Massimo Leone photographed by © Claudia Höhne, HIAS Hamburg; (2) Fight for Future activists provocatively use automatic face recognition in Washington, DC; (3) Anti-facial recognition mask by Leonardo Selvaggio
"The Meaning of the Face in the Digital Age” - During his stay at HIAS @uni-hamburg.de Fellow 2024-25 Massimo Leone researched at the intersection of the semiotic and philosophical dimensions of the human face and AI. Read the full interview for #Abendblatt in HIAS #Magazine: bit.ly/4qYAGLe
At today’s Thursday Colloquium philosopher Barbara Muraca, @uni-hamburg.de Fellow at HIAS 2025-2026, shares insights into her research about the Totem Pole Journey by Lummis and a decolonial approach in environmental philosophy. More info via: bit.ly/4qI7gRj
We invite #early #career and #senior #researchers to contribute to this #interdisciplinary #workshop organised by @uni-hamburg.de Fellow 2025-26 Sanchari Deb, @newcastleucu.bsky.social, together with Achim Oberg & Detlef Schulz. 💡For more information and application please follow: bit.ly/4a2eAQD
How can we understand classical music as a truly global phenomenon rather than a Western tradition exported elsewhere? At today’s #Thursday #Colloquium musicologist Natasha Loges, Hapag-Lloyd-Foundation & @uni-hamburg.de Fellow 2025-26, presents her current project. Details bit.ly/4jWs05h
Das HIAS #sucht Verstärkung für die #Sachbearbeitung #Finanzen mit einem Umfang von 20 Stunden/Woche (50%, Entgeltgruppe 9a TV-AVH). 🖍 Wir freuen uns auf Ihre #Bewerbung bis zum 1. Februar 2026 an application [at] hias - hamburg. de ! 🔎Alle Details zur Stelle auf unserer Webseite via bit.ly/4sCgyj8
How can our understanding of the "Anthropocene" be processed and reflected upon aesthetically? At today’s #Thursday #Colloquium @uni-hamburg.de Fellow Eva Horn
@univie.ac.at ivie.ac.at discusses the aesthetics of the Anthropocene via the genre of the epic in contemporary literature: bit.ly/4b1hrLS
“It’s not what people believe it’s what they do."- For issue #Transforming #Environments of HIAS #magazine Nathan J. Brown re-thinks the role of politics in times of accelerated illiberalism and authoritarianism, and engages critically with the idea of the "new world order": bit.ly/3N9TdFm
Happy holidays and a healthy, peaceful 2026!
At today’s #ThursdayColloquium Sanchari Deb, researcher in engineering from @newcastleucu.bsky.social and @uni-hamburg.de Fellow 25-26, talks about “Rethinking E-mobility at the crossroads of technology, society, and economy”🔎 bit.ly/3KQupBn
Call for Applications Early Career Rescue Fellowships. 14 postdoctoral Fellowships for researchers whose work is restricted due to political pressure in the USA. Deadline 9 January 2026
Together with @zukunftskolleg.bsky.social and Tübingen College of Fellows, FRIAS is offering #EarlyCareerRescueFellowships.
Open to researchers from all nationalities & represented disciplines | 1-7 years postdoc experience | 2 years btw 7/2026 and 11/2028
👉 uni-freiburg.de/frias/call-f...
Was ist moralischer Universalismus, worauf bezieht er sich und von wem wird er geteilt - oder auch nicht? Anlässlich seiner aktuellen Publikation diskutierte Hans Joas mit Elisabeth Bronfen und Jan Weyand, moderiert von Frank Adloff. @fos-uhh.bsky.social @uni-hamburg.de @dfg.de @suhrkamp.de #MARKK
A deepening democratic crisis has become a global challenge over the past decade. Indonesia, as the world’s third-largest democracy, is no exception. In today’s #ThursdayColloquium @giga-hamburg.de and @uni-hamburg.de Fellow 2025-26 Abdil Mughis Mudhoffir speaks about his analysis: bit.ly/49T0EKp
At #NetiasDebate Computational Practices for Pluriversal AI by @jherzstiftung.bsky.social Fellow 25-26 Rachel C. Smith practical & theoretical frameworks for advancing decolonization, equitability, responsibility and sustainability were discussed: bit.ly/48kLXNJ @uni-hamburg.de @aiasdk.bsky.social
How sustainable are today's societies in times of multiple crises and increasing polarization? - The project group “Futures, Utopias, and Dystopias” @adwhamburg.bsky.social visited HIAS and discussed their interdisciplinary perspectives, w @fos-uhh.bsky.social @uni-hamburg.de. -> bit.ly/48IoffD
Crowding-out effects of opt-out defaults: Evidence from organ donation policies" - HIAS Alumna Eva-Maria Merz @vuamsterdam.bsky.social has published the outcomes of her research project on organ donation together with, a.o., Michel Clement @uni-hamburg.de. Read the article via bit.ly/4abKPOT.
„Oh Seufzen, Heulen, Herzensknall” Today, with heavy hearts and completely unexpectedly, we have to say goodbye to the conductor Lutz Rademacher forever. We will miss his energy, his zest for life, and his attentive manner.
Our thoughts are with his family. We will miss you very much, dear Lutz.
Hat die #Elbe ein Recht zu fließen und nicht vertieft zu werden? Wie steht es um die Rechte von Flüssen?
wurdEse mit Leidenschaft diskutiert über die Elbe und auf der Elbe, bewegt durch den Fluss – im LIEGER Övelgönne.
#HamburgerHorizonte
Zum Nachlesen, hier noch einmal alle Details: bit.ly/4oQHFVb
Wir gratulieren Viktoria Tkaczyk zur Verleihung der Caroline von Humboldt-Professur 2026! Mit dieser Auszeichnung wird die HIAS Alumna und Professorin für Medien und Wissen @humboldtuni.bsky.social für ihre herausragende und transdiziplinäre Forschung am 2.12. in der Humboldt-Universität geehrt.
Das Wohl aller Menschen als Richtschnur für politisches und moralisches Handeln - Woher stammt dieses Menschheitsethos eigentlich? #HIASreads im #MARKK diskutiert mit Hans Joas anhand seines wegweisenden Buches „Universalismus. Weltherrschaft und Menschheitsethos“. Anmeldung via➡️ bit.ly/4r9Ao4C !
In her #ThursdayColloquium Nicoletta Bruno - scholar of classics @unibas.ch @liverpooluni.bsky.social and @uni-hamburg.de Fellow 25-26 - presents her current book project: Providence & Ruin - Peter Martyr d’Anghiera, Ancient Historiography and the Fall of Tenochtitlan 🔎 bit.ly/3JX1knk
"Denken müssen wir. Wir müssen denken!" – The symposium at HFBK Hamburg brings together contributions from sociology to philosophy to explore the role of critical thinking in the era of anthropocene, a.o. Eva Horn from @univie.ac.at and currently @uni-hamburg.de Fellow 25-26 at HIAS: bit.ly/3LzFI0O
Will ecosystems like the Elbe River be better protected if they are recognized as legal entities? Who should be the “advocate” for a river? - Few tickets left! #hamburgerhorizonte #aboutwater #elberiver - Join us today for the panel at the Museumhafen Oevelgoenne and register via bit.ly/47FSh1O
Image: Rider-Rider, W (Lt), Canadian Official photographer (04/01/1918), © Imperial War Museum, Licence Number LIC-02866-J8G3S6
“A Horse Soldier in the Great War” – At today’s #ThursdayColloquium Warren Breckmann - @uni-hamburg.de Fellow 2025-26 from @upenn.edu – shares insights into his current book project which explores the wartime diaries of George Hambley, a Canadian cavalryman. bit.ly/4hQNDTG